LEGO Minifigure Year by Year: A Visual History by Gregory Farshtey came out in September of this year. Mashable.com has assembled about 15 of the facts from this book on their website:

Lego designer chose the colour yellow to best represent all races and ethnicities. Do you think this was a wise choice why or why not?

The Lego designers create all Lego figure’s heads with a hole in the top to prevent the small pieces of plastic from being a choking hazard. Using your inferential skills, what do you think might be the top ten foods that might be a choking risk to children.

Teacher resource: According to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, the top ten foods kids choke on are: